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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
The SUMS Motion.

neighbor, in speaking Of the motions Of the
heavenly bodies, recently assured me that the
sun Is not fixed in the heavens, but moves. I
denied this. Will you be good enough to settle
the matter between us? ASTRA
The motion of the sun as seen by US from
the rising to the setting is apparent, being
caused, as every one knows, by the rotation Of
the earth OH it's axis. 1t has a motion about
the center of gravity of the whole solar sys-
TEN which is always within the SUMS volume.
Lastly, the sun, with all its attendant planets
and its satellites, is moving in space toward
the constellation Hercules. This motion was
discovered by the stars directly before the
line of motion, apparently separating, and
those behind coming together as objects be-
fore and after moving railway train.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Attractive Straw Baskets.

Straw baskets, even those that are quite
homely and common, may be made attractive
and suitable for many convenient purposes,
as follows: First paint them in flat color or,
If preferred, gild or bronze them; then line
with silk or satil Yellow is favorite color
for lining, and ribbon bows of the same are
tied on the handles as finish. The different
braids of the basket are often painted or gilded
in different tints with good effect. A very
pretty work basket is made by lining a shall
low woven basket with any gay color Of
French percale. The stuff is brought over in
full puff OH the outside. Inside are pockets
for thread. a small needle book, thimble
case, etc.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
FROM PLENTY TO POVERTY.
\ Sixteen Course Dinner ut DelmOnico's.
A Managers Career.

~
A Managers Career.
When Charles Dradlaugh visited this
country the Lotos club gave him dinner.
The feast was eaten In the old club house on
Irving place 1t was an elaborate affair,
winding its boa constrictor-liko way through
sixteen courses or 80, with vino enough to
float three decker. Opposite me at table
sat then prominent theatrical manager.
He was ocular and he was hungry. lie
ate his way through the courses and drank
his way down the card with scientific exacti-
tude. Normally corpulent man, his dis
tension assumed such proportions as were
alarming to behold. The elasticity of his
tissues was l am convinced, tested to the
uttermost point Of tension. When left
the table he was still nibbling crumbs and
washing them down with deep draughts of
punch fiery enough to put tho Sun cholera
mixture to tho blush.
/ strolled up Broadway to cool of and
dropped in at tho Park theatre. After an
thing equally diverting, went over to the
Palette club restaurant with some friends
As we chatted ut the bar a suffocated voice
behind the screen, which separated the res
taurant from tho front of the house, called
oup' ooy, "otloh, AoNoh hAiAA ehooo
chops; give mo a portah house steak and
mushrooms instead!'
1t was my theatrical manager; my de-
vourer Of sixteen courses with trimmings,
and for half all hour stood and covcrtly
watched him, In honest admiration, top
ping Off the Bradlaugh banquet with des-
SORT Of beef and Burgundy. l had once
heard him estimate the daily expenses Of a
gentleman for meat and drink at $25 and
considered them extravagant. l now Won
dered how he could get enough for such
ridiculously trifling sum. He got along
with much less before he dropped dead the
other day, for no was the William Stuart Of
whom the papers had good deal to say the
other morning.
The first time met Stuart no was the
acting manager of what is now the Star,
and was then Wallack's theatre. The last
time was few weeks ago, when I went
into the shabby saloon attached to the
house to write few lines about first per-
Torrance. The manager, the gourmand,
the jolly adventurer Of two continents, was
snoring in chair tipped back against the
wall, with half mug of sour, flat beer be-
side him. He was old and gray and by
no means savory of aspect. He breathed in
his sleep with hollow rumblings and explo-
sions of choking snorts. How far off Del
was that night! How many years
away was a porter house garnished with |
mushrooms! Tho saints shrive thee, sinner,
with the golden tongue. Thy life carried |
it's own punishment. ALFRED Trumble in |
the Journalist,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
TELESCOPE AND CAMERA.


Though the clearness OF the view obtained
will be affected by the quality Of lenses EN-
ployed, a common spyglass will answer WELL
This is adjusted to the proper focus, and at
tached either with strips Of cloth or paper or
with brass screw joint, to tho objective Of
the camera. BY drawing out the camera the
photograph is made larger, but the incr eased
size is obtained at a sacrifice Of clearness and
sharpness of definition. With a very supe-
rior instrument the camera lenses may even
be dispensed with, and satisfactory results
obtained by focusing the view upon the
plate with the telescope alone.
This method of photography has much
practical value. Through it the details of
mountain peaks and inaccessible. objects can
be, as it were. brought near to one and fixed
upon the Photographic plate. More satisfac-
tory pictures Of the earths surface than those
hitherto obtained, can be taken by aeronauts
from their balloons; in military and naval
operations the movements Of the enemy can
be photographed
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Archaeological Discovery.

Mr.. j. w. Walker is credited with having
discovered, ON the south side of Pine mount
ain, Georgia. nearly 200 feet above tho famous
Csrundum mine, site where the ancient in
,habitants of that region manufactured their
tale vessels for cooking. Undoubted evidences
appear of the use of stone implements in the
work The vessels were blocked out and hol-
lowed before being broken from the ledge.
Many of the remaining fragments are honey
combed by exposure. Similar phenomena
are familiar elsewhere to archeologists, in in
stance of which may be cited quarries in
southern California also several sites in the
District of Columbia.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Detection of Fire Damp In Mines.

Most of the ingenious contrivances that
have been introduced from time to time for
the prompt detection Of fire damp in mines
have been Of somewhat complicated nature.
The latest of these brought to notice, how
ever, is described as so simple in principle
and construction as to excite wonder at its
not having been thought of before. An India
rubber ball, with hole in it, is squeezed fiat
in the hand and held in the place suspected of
fire damp while released, and allowed to suck
in sample of the air; the ball is then d.
rected toward safety lamp and again
squeezed, when the telltale blue flame shows
if it contains any infammable vapor.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Parthenon and Pantheon.

There are two words, Parthenon and Pan
theon, which always get confused. Will you
please state what each is? D.
The Parthenon from the Greek parthenos,
virgin was Grecian temple sacred to
Minerva, built on the Acropols at Athens
Its ruins still exist, part having been
utilized for modern purposes. The Pantheon
from the Greek words pan, all; and Theos, a
god) is at Rome. 1t was originally dedi-
Gated to all the gods. 1t is now Christian
church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and all
the martyrs
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Crumbs From q Rich Mans Table.

Crumbs From q Rich Mans Table.
Oranges filed with orange jelly.
Ice cream nodded in form of the lobster
and terrapln, or little pig with lemon in
its mouth.
Water in silver pitchers with great open
mouths, after the pattern Of the famous En-
dicott pitcher.
Claret in rock crystal jugs with silver tops
and handles.
Floral decorations in cameo glass vases or
cut glass bowls.
Silver tongs with which to eat grapes.
Silver candlesticks and candelabra in Eng
lish or colonial styles, for the accommodation
of the wax candles that illuminate the festive
board.
After dinner coffee spoons, decorated with
colored enamel designs, and having gold lined
bowls.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Frogs as Food.

The squeamishness existing in this country
In regard to eating frogs ia gradually decreas.
ing, and these are found In the markets of oil
our leading cities. In the United States only
the hind legs are eaten, but in France and
southern Europe, where they are used in
large quantities, the whole animal is con-
sumed. The frog, while widely distributed
over the world, is nowhere more abundant
than in this country, and there is no reason,
therefore, why it should not become popu-
lar article of food Frogs legs are regarded
by epicures as more delicate than spring
chicken and with a flavor equal to brook
trout. They are good either broiled, fried,
baked or stewed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Settlement of New York.

Can you inform me whether the city Of New
York was first settled by the Dutch or by the
English, and when? ]. L.
In September, 1909, Henry Hudson, an
Englishman employed by Dutch traders,
sailed into New York harbor in the yacht 4
Half Moon and proceeded $50 miles up the
river which bears his name. Being delighted
with the country, he sailed back to Europe
and reported his discovery at Amsterdam, in
Holland A Dutch fleet, accompanied by the
Half Moon, came over and landed on the
southern front of Manhattan island, at pres
ent known as Bowling Green. There they
built four log huts and a stone house. Thus,
in 1912, began what has grown to be the city
Of New YORK
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Chautauuua.

Please state in your Answers to Correspondents
the meaning of the name Chautauqua.
WHO.
We have no means of knowing the meaning
of the word certainly, consequently we sug
gest one It may come from combination
Of the French word Chateau" and the Latin
word ''Aqua," together meaning a country
house by the water. If this derivation is not
satisfactory we should be pleased to receive
suggestions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
PaDer for Cleaning PURPOSES.

After stove has been blackened it can be
kept bright and clean a long time by rubbing
it over with old newspapers every morning
Rubbing with paper is also an easy way Of
polishing up the outside of the tea kettle, COT
fee pot and tinware generally. For cleaning
mirrors, windows, lamp chimneys and the
like paper is tho next best material to chansois
skin, with which housekeepers in the country
are seldom provided
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
The Worlds Bibles.

Will you kindly give the names Of the principal
sacred books or bibles of the world! THEo.
The Koran of the Mohammedans; the Tri
Petikes of the Buddhists; the Five Kings of
the Chinese; the Three Vedas of the Hindoos;
the Eddos of the Scandinavians; the Zend
AvistA of the Persians, and the Scriptures Of
the Christians
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Seasoning Glass and China Ware.

To season glass and china ware to sudden
changes Of temperature, so that it will remain
sound after exposure to sudden heat and cold,
is best done by placing the articles in cold
water, which must gradually be brought to
the boiling point and then allowed to cool
very slowly, taking several hours to do it.
The commoner the material the more care in
this respect is required.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Taller In the Morning.

have often heard that person Is shorter
In the evening than In the morning. Can you
tell me IL there is any truth in it? N.
1t is supposed that man is taller in the
morning than in the evening by a quarter of
all inch, which comes from relaxing of the
cartilages during rest
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
An Ingenious Device.

A pharmacist of Lancaster, Pa, has just
had patented an ingenious device in the way
of an attachment to drug bottles containing
poison. Druggists who have seen it say in
filling prescriptions by the use of this little
invention mistakes are impossible.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Staining the Action of the Heart.

StOppfng the ActfOn OF the Heart.
Physicians and others interested in such
matters, will doubtless remember the case of
the late DIR. Groux, of Brooklyn, who claimed
to have the power of stopping the action Of
the heart at pleasure. And now DR.. Lydston,
of Chicago, in a note to The American Prac-
titioner and News, asserts that he possesses
the same power, and that he has demon
strated it to members of the medical profess
sion.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
ACCIDENTS

and how to deal with them, and other valua-
BILE medical information will be found IN DR..
Kaufmann's great medicsl work; elegant col
ored plates. send three 2-cent stamps to pay
postage to A. p. Ordway 4 Co. Boston. Mass.
and receive copy free.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Patent Leather.

VIII you please inform me through the columns
Of your paper what kind of leather patent
leather" is, and why so named: E. f. F.
Patent leather is ordinary leather with
"patent" coating put upon it which gives it
glossy, smooth surface and does away with
the necessity of backing.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
A Home Made Music Rack.

be made at home of an ordinary saw buck or
saw horse, as it is variously termed. The &C.
companying cut represents one which is de-
scribed in Demorest's Magazine:
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
A Coagrcssman's Last Words.

The last words of tho late cx-Reprcsenta-
tive William Kimmcl, of Maryland, were,
81 an nearing port, but fear not the break
ers; the captain is aboard and all is well"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
Limit to Patience.

Can you inform me of the origin of the saying:
Patience ceases to be q virtue" p. w.
The words are used in Edmund Burke's
observations on Late Publication on the
Present State of the Nation"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

The second illustration given is a copy from
photograph made by French amateur, Of
the turrets of an old castle in Savoy, at a
distance of three-quarters of mile, with
ninety seconds exposure
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
A Familiar Quotation.

Would like to know the origin Of the very IA
miliar quotation Of 'Silence gives consent"
A.
1t is from Thomas Fuller's "Wise Sen.
toucac y
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

A child is loved by God because it has no
opinions and wants to learn something
Rev. Sam JONES'
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

Look at the children of the rich. My
God! what punishment for being rich
Col. Bob Ingersoll.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

There arc 900 women on the pension
rolls Us widows, dependents or relatives Of
deceased soldiers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04
er tongs with which to eat grapes.

According to tho latest estimate eleven
American maidens are now engaged to
marry foreign titles.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

Fifty colored men hold clerkships in the
departments at Washington at salaries rang
ing from 81, 900 to 81, 900 year.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-04

The latest fad among English ladies is to
act as judges at dog shows.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-10
STEAMER MOKOLn.

STEAMER MOKOLI1.
tMcGregor, Commander)
Leaves for the following ports every alternate
Monday at p. M:
CONNIE ncing May 16th-To Kaunakakai, Ka-
malo, PukOo, Lahaina, Olowalu. Returning to
Lahaina Pukoo, Kamalo, Kaunakakai. Arriving
at Honolulu Saturday a. m
Commencing May 9th-To Kaunakakai, Lanai
KamalO, Pukoo, Halawa, Watlau, Pelekunu
Kalaupapa. Returning TO Pukoo, Lahaina Olo-
walu. Lahaina, Pukoo, Kamalo, Kaunakakai
Arriving at Honolulu Saturday a. m.
EB- The Company viii not be responsible Tor
any freight packages unless roceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed In
barge of the Purser.
All possible care will he taken OF Live Stock, but
the Company Will not assume any risk of accident.
SAAI'L q. WILDER, President.
s. B. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
55-Iy Mar 80
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-10

AHmeats delivered from this market are thor
9ugly chilled imm edlately after killing by means
Of BeIl-Coleman Patent Dry Air. Refrigerator
Meat so treated retains all its juicy properties.
and IS GUARANTEES TO KEEP LONGER
AFTER DELIVERY THAN FRESHLY
KILLED Mat. Att
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-10

BUILDERS OF STEAM MACHINERY, IN ALL
ID its branches; Steamboat, Steamship, Land
Engines and Boilers, High Pressure or Com
pound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built complete
with bulls of wood, iron or composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when adj
Visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs co
structed with reference to the trade IN which
they are to be employed. Speed, tonnage and
draft of water guaranteed.
SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Making Machinery
made after the most approved plans. Also, all
Boiler Iron Work connected Herewith.
WATER PIPE of Boiler Sheet Iron, of any
size, made in suitable lengths for connecting
together, or Sheets Rolled, Punched and Packed
for shipment, ready to be riveted on the
ground.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING, Boiler Work and
Water Pipes made by this establishment riv-
eted by hydraulic riveting machinery, that
quality of work being far superior to hand
Work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam Capstans, Steam
Winches, Air and Circulating Pumps, made
after the most approved plans.
SOLE AGENTS and manufacturers for the Pa
cifc Coast of the Heme Safety Boiler.
PUMPs-Direct Acting Pumps for irrigation or
city works purposes, built with the celebrated
Davy Valve Motion, superior to any other
pump.
j. n. 8. WILLIAMS. ..................Hon Honolulu
Room No. 8, upstairs, Spreckels' Block,
55lmarl2d&wtf Agent for Hawaiian islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-10
WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
Limited.
STEAMER KINAU,
CLorenzon. commander,

CLorenZcn. Commander,
Leaves Honolulu per following schedule
ouching at Lahaina, Maaiaea, Maizena,, Mahu-
kona, KawaIhae LaupahOehoe. HilO and ReauhOu
Commencing on MONDAY. July &c, 1886, and
every alternate Monday ct p. M, the Kinau
Will make the VOLCANO TRIP, reaching Keau-
hOu Wednesday morning, where horses and
carriages in waiting to convey passengers to
the VOLCANO HOUSE give miles in the saddle
and nine miles by carriage).
Passengers by this route will have two days
and two nights at the VOLCANO HOUSE.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLARS WHICH PAYS
ALL CHARGES.
The Kinau will arrive in Honolulu Sunday
mornings Volcano rips. On HIlO trips, viii
leave Honolulu on Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
kinau at Mahukona
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at Honokaia and
Paauhau on down trips from HO for Passengers
If signal is made from the shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-10

W H TAYLOR President
JOS MOORE. Superinte nde Mt
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-23
ROYAL oLuTToNs.

....o, personages Who Alto Them.
.slves Into an Untimely Grave.
n one eats heartily and does not take
q ont in strong physical exertion. the
;,s to which flesh is heir break out and
have it all their own way. Royal flesh
4 within the common law, just the
..me as the flesh Of servants. who.
vhen they rise from the miserysof
their paternal homes to good situa-
lions think they can never eat enough
meat and SO get knocked over. EN-
neror Charles V. did prodigious
amount Of brain work, and his physical
.ctivity was very great; for he was al
vays travelling Chiefly on horseback.
until he had to go in litters) from one
mart Of his dominions to another. He
Also stood much knocking about at
sea in the banks and galleys of his
time; vet he ate himself into premature
old age and an untimely grave. Louis
Ouatorze, one of tho heaviest eaters Of
his time was morose and unamus-
able old man when he married the
widow Scarron. He lived, / grant,
quaater of a century after that
event; but, as Dangeau said. If the mar
was always ailing, the King was never
i'll. Louis went bravely through every
function He understood well that I
moparchs duty is to parade himself, t.
keep well in view. to be brilliantly sur
rounded and so he conquered his all
ments and the laziness bred of over
eating. The beautiful Elizabeth o
France, consort of Philip IL, tool
refuge from the solemn tedium Of he
husbands court in the frequent graft
fcation of her palate. There are bundle
Of letters in the Simancas records from
| Catherine de Medicis on the evils whicl
were to be apprehended from over
indulgence in the pleasures Of the tabl
| and abstention from rude exercise
| Catherine herself had a renowned CHEF
who taught the French the culinar
art in which they have since exceled
but she was not heavy eater, and ger
orally, as she told her queenly daugt
ter, rose from the table with an appe
lite. Paris Cor. London Truth
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-23
nIssusrING SKIN DISEASES.

What spectacle is more disgusting than
that of a man or woman with a skin dis
ease which shows itself in pimples and
blotches on hands, arms. face and neck
1t is simply impure blood. See what
BRANpRETH's Pills did fora chronic case:
For four years l was in the Mounted In
fantry in the U. S. Army. residing during
that time principally in Texas. Almost
all of that time had chronic skin dis
ease, characterized by an eruption over
the entire surface of my legs and thighs
ms and chest. The doctors termed il
eczema. had given up all hopes of evel
being cured, when BRANDRETH's PILLS
were recommended to me. Isoncluded t.
try them, and did so, and have thankee
God daily since then that Ibid SO. thinl
used them altogether for about thre'
| months, and, by that time, was completed.
cured and have never had any trouble
since. My skin is as clear as any ones.
| GEORGE CHAPMAN.
| Pincenning, Mich, December 8, 1885.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-23
The Poisoned Tongue.

The snakes poison is in his teethi
but there is something quite as danger
Gus, and much more common III COM
munities. which has its poison on its
tongue. Indeed, your chances OF escape
from a serpent are much greater. The
worst snake usually glides away in fear
at the approach of man unless disturbed
or attacked. But this creature, whose
poison turks in his tongue, attacks
without provocation, and follows up his
victim with untiring perseverance. !
will tell you his name, so you Will al
ways be able to shun him. He is called
Slanderer. He poisons worse than a
serpent. Often his venom strikes to
the life of family or neighborhood'
destroying all peace and confidence
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